Index: org/python/core/PyReflectedFunction.java
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--- org/python/core/PyReflectedFunction.java	(revision 5774)
+++ org/python/core/PyReflectedFunction.java	(working copy)
@@ -123,16 +123,42 @@
     public PyObject __call__(PyObject self, PyObject[] args, String[] keywords) {
         ReflectedCallData callData = new ReflectedCallData();
         Object method = null;
+        int iBestMatch = -1;
         ReflectedArgs[] argsl = argslist;
         int n = nargs;
-        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
+        for (int i=0; i<n; i++) {
             ReflectedArgs rargs = argsl[i];
-            // System.err.println(rargs.toString());
+
             if (rargs.matches(self, args, keywords, callData)) {
                 method = rargs.data;
-                break;
+                // if this was not called statically
+                // from jython, then we're done
+                // (Same behavior as before.
+                if (self != null) {
+                   break;
+                }
+
+                // elseif we found a static method then we're done.
+                else if(Modifier.isStatic( ((Method)method).getModifiers())) {
+                   iBestMatch = -1; // ignore the first match.  Use the static method.
+                   break;
+                }
+
+                // else ( we found a non-static method)
+                // if this is the first match, then remember
+                // the index so that we can get back to this
+                // match later if we don't find a static
+                // match later in the loop
+                else if (iBestMatch == -1) {
+                   iBestMatch = i;
+                }
             }
         }
+        if (iBestMatch > 0) {
+           ReflectedArgs rargs = argsl[iBestMatch];
+           rargs.matches(self, args, keywords, callData);
+           method = rargs.data;
+        }
         if (method == null) {
             throwError(callData.errArg, args.length, self != null, keywords.length != 0);
         }